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Crusaders pivot Taha Kemara is raring to go for the opening round of Super Rugby Pacific after a rapid nine month rehabilitation from ACL knee surgery

6 February 2026

Crusaders pivot Taha Kemara is raring to go for the opening round of Super Rugby Pacific after a rapid nine month rehabilitation from ACL knee surgery

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Crusaders fullback Will Jordan has dismissed suggestions Super Rugby isn't preparing All Blacks players for the reality of test matches
	5 Feb: Crusaders fullback Will Jordan has dismissed suggestions Super Rugby isn't preparing All Blacks players for the reality of test matches... more

Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley expects this season's new 50-22 rules to open up defences
	5 Feb: Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley expects this season's new 50-22 rules to open up defences... more

Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley is bullocking past any criticism of the competition's latest law trials
	5 Feb: Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley is bullocking past any criticism of the competition's latest law trials... more

All Blacks centurion Codie Taylor believes the distraction of the coaching saga will be put to one side when Super Rugby gets underway next week
	4 Feb: All Blacks centurion Codie Taylor believes the distraction of the coaching saga will be put to one side when Super Rugby gets underway next week... more

Former All Black Dane Coles will sit on the panel charged with finding the coach to replace Scott Robertson
	4 Feb: Former All Black Dane Coles will sit on the panel charged with finding the coach to replace Scott Robertson... more

Further Super Rugby law innovations have been given the seal of approval by veteran hooker Codie Taylor
	4 Feb: Further Super Rugby law innovations have been given the seal of approval by veteran hooker Codie Taylor... more

Former Olympic downhill ski champion Lindsey Vonn intends to compete at the Winter Games, despite suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee on Saturday
	4 Feb: Former Olympic downhill ski champion Lindsey Vonn intends to compete at the Winter Games, despite suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee on Saturday... more

Lindsey Vonn is drawing on previous hardship as she prepares to compete at a final Winter Olympics with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee
	4 Feb: Lindsey Vonn is drawing on previous hardship as she prepares to compete at a final Winter Olympics with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee... more

Skier Lindsey Vonn looks set to test what's medically possible at the Winter Olympics
	4 Feb: Skier Lindsey Vonn looks set to test what's medically possible at the Winter Olympics... more

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07 Feb: Fabian Holland could miss the Highlanders' Super Rugby opener against the Crusaders next week +++++++++++++++++++++++

10 Feb: A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes +++++++++++++++++++++++

08 Feb: The Black Ferns Sevens will square off against Australia once again in a world series tournament decider later tonight +++++++++++++++++

09 Feb: Zoe Hobbs and Tiaan Whelpton are Poland-bound after posting world indoor athletics championships 60-metre qualifying times at the Sir Graeme Douglas International in Auckland +++++++++++++++

08 Feb: The Highlanders are keeping their fingers crossed for Fabian Holland as they prepare to find out more about the All Blacks lock's injury +++++++++++++++

05 Feb: Super Rugby boss Jack Mesley is bullocking past any criticism of the competition's latest law trials +++++++++++++

31 Jan: Black Ferns Sevens vice-captain Jorja Miller thinks the strength in connections from playing both the seven-a-side and fifteen-a-side codes will help the team to defend their Singapore Sevens title this weekend +++++++++++++

Rugby NewsLinks

28 Feb: Recap: brumbies beat blues with late show in canberra (Stuff.co.nz)

28 Feb: ‘we’re sticking up for what’s right’: inside the lomax legal stoush (Sydney Morning Herald)

28 Feb: Live: super rugby pacific - brumbies v blues at gio stadium (RadioNZ)

28 Feb: Blues v brumbies live updates: vern cotter's side take on red-hot super rugby pacific leaders (NZ Herald)

28 Feb: Blues face brumbies as captain dalton papali’i brings up 100 games (Stuff.co.nz)

28 Feb: Crusaders fight back from 14-0 down against chiefs to clinch first win (Stuff.co.nz)

28 Feb: Chiefs v crusaders live updates: super rugby pacific final rematch (NZ Herald)

28 Feb: Fijian drua stun hurricanes in lautoka mud bath (Stuff.co.nz)

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Today's News

International:
Israel and US attack Iran live updates: Blasts heard in Tehran and explosions reported in cities across region 22:56

Rugby:
The Chiefs are refusing to underestimate a wounded Crusaders side ahead of tonight's Super Rugby grand final rematch in Hamilton 21:57

Auckland:
Four people have been injured - one seriously - when a van rolled in the Auckland suburb of Wiri 21:17

Law and Order:
The Armed Offenders Squad has been working in Auckland's Papakura today, after a man was shot this morning 18:57

Rugby:
The Blues are pointing to territory and preventing set piece penalties as keys to victory against the Brumbies tonight in Canberra 18:37

International:
Crown prince Reza Pahlavi on US military intervention in Iran and how a post Islamic Republic 'transition' would work 18:17

Politics:
Bill Clinton tells congressional committee he had 'no idea' about Jeffrey Epstein's crimes 18:07

Soccer:
Auckland FC attacking weapon Jesse Randall is stoked with how the club is tracking heading towards the final stretch of the A-League's regular season 18:07

Boxing:
Kiwi Carlos Ulberg will fight for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 327 in Miami on April 12 17:27

Rugby:
Crusaders utility back Leicester Fainga'anuku's comfortable being deployed in a third different role in as many weeks on his Super Rugby Pacific return 16:57

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